Yellow Bristle Grass - The Ute Guide

Yellow Bristle Grass - The Ute Guide Yellow Bristle Grass - The Ute Guide

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Knot-root bristle grass (Setaria gracilis) Yellow bristle grass is sometimes confused with knot-root bristle grass 14

Characteristics: A perennial grass with thin, strong leaves with a few long hairs on the collar Ligule short, hairy Auricles absent Short, slender, knotty rhizome Grows in waste places and in particular along roadsides Distinguished from yellow bristle grass by: � Thinner, tougher leaves � A thinner seed head which lacks the yellow tinge � Rhizomatous roots Knot-root bristle grass (Setaria gracilis) 15

Characteristics:<br />

A perennial grass with thin, strong leaves<br />

with a few long hairs on the collar<br />

Ligule short, hairy<br />

Auricles absent<br />

Short, slender, knotty rhizome<br />

Grows in waste places and in particular<br />

along roadsides<br />

Distinguished from yellow bristle<br />

grass by:<br />

� Thinner, tougher leaves<br />

� A thinner seed head which lacks the<br />

yellow tinge<br />

� Rhizomatous roots<br />

Knot-root bristle grass (Setaria gracilis) 15

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